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Chapter 10 Chapter 9 Qin Huai

At dawn, Princess Yunmeng was the first to get up, and greeted Wei Tieyi and others to go on the road first. Naturally, she would not greet Qiu Changfeng all the way.She came here to stay here for the purpose of "Song of the Sun and Moon". Of course, she hoped to stay as far away from Qiu Changfeng as possible. Naturally, Wei Tieyi couldn't wish for it. Princess Yunmeng suffered disasters along the way. As a bodyguard, he couldn't shirk his responsibility. He only hoped that he would send Princess Yunmeng back to the capital as soon as possible to relieve this burden. Everyone set off to return to the north, and Princess Yunmeng was in a brisk mood on the way, but after a while there was the sound of horseshoes behind her, she couldn't help but look back, her mood was very bad.

It turned out that Qiu Changfeng, Meng Xian, and Yao Sansi were also riding horses, not far behind Princess Yunmeng, and it seemed that they would keep following. Princess Yunmeng felt guilty, she couldn't help urging her horse over, and asked, "Qiu Changfeng, what are you doing with this princess?" Qiu Changfeng said indifferently: "The princess didn't seem to speak in this tone last night?" Seeing Princess Yunmeng's anger, Meng Xian smoothed things over and said, "Your Highness is returning north, and we have to turn back. It just happened to be on the way."

Princess Yunmeng rolled her eyes, she just wanted to say that you lost "Song of the Sun and Moon", why didn't you go find it?But after thinking about it, Qiu Changfeng never exposed this matter. She didn't want to have three hundred taels of silver here, and she didn't want to pretend to be gentle, so she shouted: "Then you go first." Chang Feng smiled slightly, not giving way, rode his horse first, and when passing by Ye Yuhe, he took a look at Ye Yuhe. Ye Yuhe turned her head away, just looking at the sky. After Qiu Changfeng disappeared without a trace, Princess Yunmeng rushed over and said in a low voice: "Sister Ye, do you think this dead face can see anything?"

Ye Yuhe was silent for a long while before saying: "Qiu Changfeng is not stupid, I'm afraid I saw something wrong." Princess Yunmeng's heart trembled slightly. Along the way, she had already felt that Qiu Changfeng was not as stupid as he appeared on the surface.He sneered and said: "If he sees a problem and follows me, of course he wants to take the book back on the way. But I don't believe he can steal it back." Although she was guilty, she knew that Qiu Changfeng would never dare to blatantly grab the book.What's more, she had already kept the book in the safest place, even if Qiu Changfeng had the guts to do so, he would not dare to search for it.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help patting her chest and smiling triumphantly. Her high breasts looked taller than usual.When Wei Tieyi saw it, he couldn't help wondering why the princess's breasts seemed to be more plump overnight, but Ye Yuhe couldn't help laughing, she could tell at a glance that Princess Yunmeng hid the book on her chest. Ye Yuhe wanted to laugh, but remembering what Qiu Changfeng said last night, she couldn't help frowning her eyebrows. Princess Yunmeng was fearless, and traveled north all the way, full of vigilance. She didn't want Qiu Changfeng and others to just walk back and forth, never leaving Princess Yunmeng's side, but they didn't attack.

On this day, I finally arrived in Nanjing. Although Emperor Yongle planned to move his capital to Beijing's Shuntian Mansion, Nanjing in Yingtian Mansion was the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and is also the current capital of the Ming Dynasty. After years of wind and rain, it has become more ancient and prosperous. On the banks of the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, gold powder from the Six Dynasties is gathered, and Jiangnan Fengyue is now luxurious and unique in the world. Princess Yunmeng was worried all the way, fearing that Qiu Changfeng would reveal a conspiracy and take back "Song of the Sun and Moon".Although she looked down on Qiu Changfeng, she knew that Qiu Changfeng was by no means simple, and sometimes she couldn't understand the strategies he came up with.

Unexpectedly, after arriving in Nanjing, it was still calm. Princess Yunmeng felt strange, but she was not in a hurry to cross the river. Instead, she found an inn on the Qinhuai River to rest, and ordered the shopkeeper to set up a banquet in the private room, looking like she was going to have a big meal. Ye Yuhe was surprised and couldn't help asking: "The princess is here, why doesn't she enter the palace to rest?" During this trip, Princess Yunmeng couldn't sleep well every day, although her chest was straightened up, she lost a lot of weight.Wen Yan said with a sneer: "I know that Qiu Changfeng will definitely use his brains. If he is on his way again, before he sees his master, I'm afraid..." What she didn't say is that if this continues, she is afraid that Qiu Changfeng will be killed alive. Drag to death.

From Princess Yunmeng's point of view, Qiu Changfeng's strategy was so vicious that he didn't take action, but he used the strategy of exhausting the army to make Princess Yunmeng feel uncomfortable sleeping and eating.Although she wanted to hand over "Song of the Sun and Moon" to someone else, she was worried about others.The "Song of the Sun and Moon" was carried by Princess Yunmeng on her chest, making it uncomfortable to sleep, she had to think of a solution once and for all. Ye Yuhe turned his mind and said: "So the princess is going to rest here for a few days, lay a trap and wait for Qiu Changfeng to snatch him, and then catch him in one go?"

Princess Yunmeng praised: "Sister Ye, I knew I couldn't hide it from you. I'm going to change from passive to active, and sue him for one of the following crimes first." Ye Yuhe frowned and said, "But Qiu Changfeng is in the dark, and we are in the light. I'm afraid it will be difficult to guard against..." Princess Yunmeng's eyes were full of pride, "I'm afraid Sister Ye doesn't know, but his whereabouts... I also know it well." Ye Yuhe's eyes flickered, and he didn't want to say anything.A person walked in outside the private room, wearing a bamboo hat, covering half of his face and said: "I have seen Your Highness the Princess."

There was still Wei Tieyi leading a guard outside, but the man came in without any hindrance. Ye Yuhe felt strange, before he could speak, he saw the man took off his bamboo hat.The man's beard was like needles, but the bones seemed a little weak. The person who came was actually Meng Xian. When Ye Yuhe saw Meng Xian, she suddenly understood many things.She was a little strange at first, why did Princess Yunmeng know Qiu Changfeng's whereabouts?Then she can catch up to Qingtian; she is also a little strange, why did Meng Xian have a stomachache at the right time when he was in the inn?Then Qiu Changfeng was left behind, so that they could successfully steal "Song of the Sun and Moon".

All of this is of course not a coincidence, but a deliberate arrangement. Princess Yunmeng bought Meng Xian a long time ago, so she was able to know Qiu Changfeng's whereabouts so well.Princess Yunmeng obviously no longer shy away from it, and said carelessly: "Meng Xian, you have done a good job these days." Meng Xian glanced at Ye Yuhe, slightly embarrassed, and smiled as usual in a flash: "The humble job is nothing more than doing things loyally. " Ye Yuhe frowned, and finally said nothing.Princess Yunmeng smiled and said: "You are doing very well. If there is a chance, this princess will be promoted to your official position. But right now... what is Qiu Changfeng doing?" Meng Xian mused, "As soon as he arrived in Nanjing, he stayed in an inn beside the Qinhuai River and paid ten days' rent in one go." Princess Yunmeng almost jumped up, almost thinking that Qiu Changfeng was a roundworm in her stomach, otherwise why would she do things so in sync with her?Could it be that Qiu Changfeng guessed that Princess Yunmeng was waiting for him, so he had to plan carefully and prepare to spend time with the princess? Ye Yuhe was also full of surprise, exchanged glances with Princess Yunmeng, and said in a low voice, "What is his plan?" Of course she knew Yunmeng didn't know, but it was Meng Xian who asked. Meng Xian suddenly had a hint of secret in his smile, and said in a low voice: "What is his plan, the humble official knows." Princess Yunmeng thought, you know what the hell?If you knew, you wouldn't be following Qiu Changfeng like that now.When he was available, he still said kindly: "What is his plan?" Meng Xian smiled strangely: "I heard from him that I have a friend in Qinhuai River, and I want to go there these few days..." After saying that, he coughed a few times, and the meaning behind his words was indescribably wretched. Princess Yunmeng slapped the table and scolded: "This princess is so anxious to death, but he is so leisurely." She never thought about why she was in a hurry, and she wished to throw Qiu Changfeng into the Qinhuai River in her heart.She already had Zhang Liang's plan, but Qiu Changfeng hadn't prepared a wall ladder, which made her unable to deal with it for a while. What Qiu Changfeng was thinking, Princess Yunmeng had never guessed right once.After a long time, Ye Yuhe suddenly said: "If he wants to stay in Nanjing for ten days, the princess' chance has come." Princess Yunmeng asked in surprise, "What chance do I have?" Ye Yuhe looked at Princess Yunmeng strangely and said, "Isn't the princess afraid that Qiu Changfeng will steal "Song of the Sun and Moon" back? If he stayed in Nanjing, wouldn't the princess just go to Shuntian Mansion? At that time, he couldn't catch up even if he wanted to." gone." Princess Yunmeng was slightly stunned, and only then did she realize that she had been confused by Qiu Changfeng recently, and she wanted to plot against Qiu Changfeng, but she forgot her original purpose. She was planning to bring "Song of the Sun and Moon" to see Yao Guangxiao, but now that Qiu Changfeng is relaxing, this is indeed her chance. Princess Yunmeng couldn't help laughing, she was about to speak when a person suddenly opened the curtain and said, "Princess doesn't have to go to Shuntian Mansion." Everyone was shocked, and didn't want anyone else to be outside.Turning his head to look, he saw that man with red phoenix eyes and elegant face, he was Yang Shiqi's counselor Xi Lanting. Surprised and delighted, the princess asked, "Mr. Xi, why don't we go to Shuntian Mansion? Why did you also arrive in Nanjing?" Xi Lanting smiled wryly and said: "Because according to the exact news, the master will also be in Nanjing. Master Yang therefore asked me to come a few days earlier to make preparations. Master Yang will also be in Nanjing in the near future." Glancing at Meng Xian, he hesitated to speak. He knew when to say something, seeing Meng Xian here, he knew what Meng Xian was doing.He pretended not to see each other to avoid mutual embarrassment. Princess Yunmeng lost her voice: "What? That monk and Taoist priest are also coming to Nanjing?" Since she can remember, it seems that Yao Guangxiao has rarely heard of Yao Guangxiao leaving Qingshou Temple, let alone going south to Nanjing, but Yao Guangxiao suddenly going south, does it mean that What shocking thing happened? Maybe this has something to do with "Song of the Sun and Moon"?Princess Yunmeng's heart skipped a beat when she thought of this. Ye Yuhe frowned and said, "Qiu Changfeng has reserved a guest room for ten days. Does he know that the master will come? He is also sure that the princess will return to Nanjing sooner or later, so he is waiting here?" Princess Yunmeng's heart trembled, she glanced at Meng Xian, and said with a sneer, "You seem to know everything, but you seem to know nothing." Meng Xian was full of embarrassment. He really didn't know about this news. Princess Yunmeng sneered and said, "What are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up and see what Qiu Changfeng is doing. As soon as you have any news, tell this princess immediately." Meng Xian kept nodding and stepped back quickly. Apprentice Lanting wanted to say something, Ye Yuhe seemed inconvenient, and said, "I'll go outside and have a look." Xi Lanting saw that Ye Yuhe quit knowingly, and secretly praised this woman for knowing how to read words and expressions.When it was only him and the princess left, he was puzzled and said, "Princess, why don't you go to see the prince when you arrive in Nanjing?" Now the prince Zhu Gaochi is the supervisor of Nanjing, so of course he has been staying in Nanjing.When Princess Yunmeng arrived in Nanjing, it would be a bit unreasonable not to see her elder brother. Princess Yunmeng showed a bitter smile for the first time, and pouted: "I also want to see Eldest Brother. But now I am working for Eldest Brother. If I go to see Eldest Brother, the Second Brother will probably be dissatisfied and even think that Eldest Brother and I are conspiring against each other. Him. I don’t want the elder brother and the second brother to know about this for the time being.” Youyou sighed and said, “What’s so good about being a crown prince? Why does the second brother always look down on you?” Xi Lanting looked at Yunmeng with admiration in his eyes.He could see that Princess Yunmeng was not as happy as imagined, she was also sad. The dispute between the crown prince and the king of Han put Yunmeng in a dilemma.She didn't want Han Wang to be aggressive, but she also didn't want Han Wang to misunderstand her as a younger sister.Who would have thought that this unruly and willful princess would have such a considerate side. After a moment of silence, Xi Lanting said softly: "Even if the prince doesn't know about the princess's intentions, the prince is very grateful. But when I come down to see the princess, I still want to talk to the princess..." After a pause, he looked around and said: " I heard...the Holy Majesty is going to Nanjing too." Princess Yunmeng was startled, and she lost her voice: "What is the father doing here?" Zhu Di has been sitting in northern Xinjiang to eliminate the scourge of Tatar and Wacha, and suddenly came to Nanjing, which is even more shocking than Yao Guangxiao's coming. Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao came to Nanjing at the same time. What is the mystery?Will it be related to the prince and Hanwang?Thinking of this, Princess Yunmeng was in a state of confusion for a moment. Meng Xian was also distraught, wishing he could chop Qiu Changfeng a few times. He betrayed Qiu Changfeng, but felt that Qiu Changfeng was not righteous enough, and he didn't mention anything that should be said.This Qiu Changfeng was obviously wary of him. It can be seen that when Qiu Changfeng was dressed neatly and seemed to be going out, the smile on Meng Xian's face was brighter than the setting sun, and he couldn't help asking: "Brother Qiu, will you go to the Qinhuai River to meet someone?" Qiu Changfeng nodded and said: "Golden fans of the Six Dynasties praise the ancient capital, and the boundless wind and moon talk about Qinhuai. If people like us don't have a good friend in Qinhuai River, wouldn't it be embarrassing?" Meng Xian gritted his teeth with hatred, and said with a bright smile: "Brother Qiu said exactly what I want. I'm on the Qinhuai River... In fact, I have a few friends, such as Wan Tingting and Bian Xiaowan. I don't know Brother Qiu yet. Who is your friend?" Wan Tingting and Bian Xiaowan are both famous prostitutes in Qinhuai, Meng Xian has only heard of them, but has never seen them.He said it at this moment, but he was not afraid of Qiu Changfeng's exposure, because he knew this kind of woman, and Qiu Changfeng must have never seen it before. Feeling that Qiu Changfeng looked at him very well, Meng Xian said haha: "Brother Qiu is going to Qinhuai River, why not go with me?" Qiu Changfeng cupped his hands and said: "Brother Meng knows the way, so I want to teach you a thing or two." Meng Xian's heart fluttered, and he and Qiu Changfeng went out to the Qinhuai River. The smoke cage is cold, the water is moon cage, and the sand is in the moon cage. At night, the Qinhuai River is near the restaurant. Mooring the Qinhuai River at night, even if it is not close to a restaurant, but smelling the fragrance of the wind for ten miles, listening to the birds and birds, makes people feel a little drunk when they are in it. Qiu Changfeng and Meng Xian found a small boat and swam on the river.Qiu Changfeng looked at the painted boats on the river like crucian carp, listened to the long music, and felt the beautiful scenery. His eyes, which were originally discerning, seemed to be hazy with smoke, water, sand and moon. Meng Xian has always wondered why Qiu Changfeng lost "Song of the Sun and Moon", why he looked unhurried, and couldn't help asking: "Brother Qiu lost "Song of the Sun and Moon", and he still looks so leisurely, isn't he afraid of being attacked?" Is the teacher to blame?" Qiu Changfeng turned his head slowly, and thoughtfully said: "How did Brother Meng know that I lost the book?" Meng Xian's heart sank, and he didn't want to let the wind go unintentionally, but his expression remained unchanged and he said: "That night at the inn, chickens and dogs were flying around. It goes without saying that the princess came for "Song of the Sun and Moon". After that, Brother Qiu has been Follow the princess, let me guess, I'm afraid the book has already arrived in the princess' hands. I don't know if my guess is right?" After saying that, he laughed. Qiu Changfeng turned his head away and said with a smile: "Brother Meng's predictions are better than Zhuge Zhiliang." Changing the subject, he said, "I don't know who is Brother Meng's friend? Why don't you let this ship send Brother Meng first?" Let's talk in the past." Meng Xian's thoughts turned, and he pretended to be humble and said: "I'm not in a hurry, but I want to meet Brother Qiu's best friend first. I don't know where Brother Qiu's best friend is?" At this moment, the boat approached a painting boat. The painting boat was not small in scale, with gauze lanterns hanging on it and colorful scarves wrapped around it. Meng Xian rolled his eyes, and laughed a little: "Could it be that Brother Qiu's best friend is on this boat?" Qiu Changfeng looked at the painting boat with a sad expression on his face. Before he could speak, a boat came and approached the painting boat. A person on board shouted loudly: "Miss Mei Niang, Mr. Huang, I offer you a hundred taels of gold. I just want to see the beauty." Meng Xian thought that the singing girls on the boat would have lost their glory long ago, so he couldn't help being startled when he heard this.Although Jin Yiwei is beautiful, they haven't been able to earn a hundred taels of gold for a few years, and someone actually offered a hundred taels of gold, just to see this woman?Where is this woman so valuable? After a long while, a person dressed as a maid stood out on the painting boat, with delicate features, shrouded in the shadow of lights, and blowing in the evening wind, he looked pretty good looking.The maid said crisply: "Thank you Mr. Huang for your kindness, but my girl is not feeling well today and doesn't want to see guests, please go back." Meng Xian was even more surprised, he didn't want the hundred taels of gold to just drift away with the water.I had believed that Qiu Changfeng would never know this kind of person, so I waited for the boatman to turn around. I didn't want the girl to turn her beautiful eyes and land on Qiu Changfeng, and said in surprise: "Isn't this Qiu... Young Master?" Qiu Changfeng said with a smile on the boat: "Passing by Qinhuai, I wanted to see Mei Niang, but I didn't want her to be uncomfortable, so I'll come back another day." The girl pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Look at what you said, Mr. Qiu, my girl, even if she doesn't see anyone, she won't miss you. Please get on the boat." Put down the sampan early, and made another invitation The posture is obviously quite familiar with Qiu Changfeng. Qiu Changfeng smiled and stepped onto the boat.Meng Xian's eyeballs almost fell on his feet, and he followed after him. The girl who was still smiling sweetly just now suddenly put on a straight face, reached out her hand to stop Meng Xian and said, "Master, my girl doesn't want to see you." She turned her head and looked Xiang Qiu Changfeng said: "Young Master Qiu, is he going to board the boat too?" Qiu Changfeng said with a smile: "This young master has other lovers, and he has no time to come." The girl's expression softened, and she said with a smile: "Young master, please go ahead." With a face ashamed as a pig's liver, Meng Xian went back to the boat and greeted Qiu Changfeng's relatives several times.When the boat was far away, he spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm into the river, cursing: "Qiu Changfeng, if you don't give me face, I will show you." The thick phlegm was urgent and vigorous, before it entered the river, with a bang, an arrow hit the side of the boat beside Meng Xian, only a few feet away from Meng Xian. Meng Xian was so frightened that he almost fell into the river. He turned his head and saw a big boat not far from him. The arrow was obviously shot from that big boat.Meng Xian saw that there were people shooting arrows on the beautiful Qinhuai River, it was unbelievable, he waited to yell at him, and suddenly saw Princess Yunmeng appearing on the side of the boat, waving to him, he couldn't help being shocked, only then did he know that it was Princess Yunmeng and him Say hello, but this kind of greeting is really too much for people, so they hurriedly asked the boatman to row and approach the big boat. Meng Xian couldn't help but have some thoughts about Princess Qinhuai River's invitation to meet each other. He didn't wait to let his imagination run wild, so he heard Princess Yunmeng coldly say, "Where is Qiu Changfeng?" Meng Xian looked around, only to see a faint cold light flickering on the deck, Xi Lanting and Ye Yuhe were beside Princess Yunmeng, feeling a little cold in his heart, he hurriedly said: "He went to see a woman called Mei Niang." Princess Yunmeng's eyes were full of disdain, "Then why don't you go?" Meng Xian immediately puffed up his chest and said, "A villain doesn't want to go to that kind of place." Princess Yunmeng scolded: "You have to go if you don't want to. I will let you follow Qiu Changfeng. You can't do such a small thing well. Why don't you jump into the river and die. Why don't you go quickly?" Meng Xian was startled, and hurriedly got off the boat to look for Qiu Changfeng, but he felt strange, wondering what Princess Yunmeng was doing on the Qinhuai River?Could it be that…… Princess Yunmeng looked disdainful, bit her red lips, and cursed after a long while: "That dead face is not a good thing. After losing his book, he still went to have fun. It's really frustrating." For some reason, when she heard that Qiu Changfeng was on Mei Niang's boat, she felt a little uncomfortable.Of course she refused to admit anything else, she only felt that Qiu Changfeng hated everything. Ye Yuhe looked cold, and asked Xi Lanting: "Mr. Xi, what is Mei Niang's background?" Xi Lanting smiled and said: "That Mei Niang was originally a famous prostitute in Qinhuai River, and she was the queen of Qinhuai River three years ago. But after winning the queen, she didn't marry into the Hou family, but stayed in Qinhuai River all the time. In the past few years The limelight is not as good as Qinhuai's now. But she is well-known, and now she wants to board her boat without a hundred taels of gold." But she was a little strange, wondering how Qiu Changfeng could get on the boat? He could tell that Qiu Changfeng would never have a hundred taels of gold on him. Princess Yunmeng cast a sideways glance at Xi Lanting, "Mr. Xi is so familiar, he must have been on Meiniang's boat too?" Xi Lanting could only cough, Ye Yuhe made a relief and said, "Mr. Xi, what is the Queen of Flowers?" Xi Lanting stopped coughing, and explained: "In the past ten years, Qinhuai River has had a grand event every year to judge the most outstanding women in Qinhuai River. The Empress of Huaguo will select a concubine and four concubines. The beauty of the country. As long as there is someone from Qinhuai who can be honored, she will be worth a hundred times, not to mention gold, silver and jewels, there may be princes and grandchildren chasing and marrying her..." He was talking eloquently, but he caught a glimpse of Princess Yunmeng's livid face , Shut up immediately. Princess Yunmeng stomped her feet and said angrily: "It's shameless men like you who would open such shameless discourses about the country. Do you think women are playthings?" Xi Lanting bowed his head in silence, Ye Yuhe sighed, knowing that the impulsive princess was complaining again, but this kind of thing has been repeatedly prohibited for thousands of years.Changing the subject, he said, "Princess, this Mei Niang has nothing to do with our investigation, so don't worry about her." Xi Lanting immediately continued: "That's right, Ye Butou was near the inn and found the ninja's secret record. Those ninjas seem to be gathering near the Qinhuai River. Let's do our best to investigate this matter. If those ninjas can be wiped out, the emperor will come." Yes, I will definitely like it." When Princess Yunmeng heard this, she immediately forgot about the latter matter of Hua Guolun.He said bitterly: "That's right, those people dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head, I must give them a good look." She was captured by the ninja and frightened by the ghost-faced man, so she has long held a grudge.Ye Yuhe, as a headhunter in Zhejiang Province, knew a little about Ninja Duan. After leaving the inn, she accidentally found Ninja's whereabouts, and immediately told the princess.When Princess Yunmeng heard this, of course she wanted to take revenge, so she asked Wei Tieyi to dispatch troops, but she and Ye Yuhe went to the Qinhuai River to search for the whereabouts of ninjas. Thinking that she might be able to give the ninja a head-on blow, she couldn't help but feel happy in her heart, and she couldn't think of many more.But Xi Lanting and Ye Yuhe glanced at each other, and they could see each other's worry. The princess was ignorant and fearless, but Xi Lanting and the others thought a lot, and they became more and more terrified. What is the purpose of the ninja here?Is it for the princess, "Song of the Sun and Moon", or for something else? When the emperor and master arrived in Nanjing, the ninjas also followed. The bustling and noisy city of Nanjing suddenly became stormy... The wind and rain are coming, the stars are in the sky, and the moon is bright. But the stars all over the sky and the brilliance of the bright moon seem to be inferior to the woman under the lamp. The woman sat there, lazily, with no expression on her face, but she sat there, with indescribable emotions all over her body. She is extremely beautiful, but the first thing others see her is not her beauty, but her eyes.Her eyes were half-opened and half-closed, as if she hadn't woken up in the morning, or she was dreaming in the middle of the night. When those eyes looked at people, they no longer spoke of the prosperity of the Qinhuai River, but of the loneliness of life. The woman was looking at Qiu Changfeng. Qiu Changfeng sat quietly on the chair, and was also looking at the woman opposite, with a look of regret in his eyes, but he smiled and said, "Meiniang, it seems like we haven't seen each other for a year?" Mei Niang smiled, with a sense of loneliness in her smile, "It's been one year and twenty-seven days." Of course she is very familiar with Qiu Changfeng, and she can remember how many days they have been apart. The handsome maid next to her suddenly wanted to cry, but she picked up the flagon and filled two glasses of wine for the two of them. She said with a coquettish smile, "I haven't seen you for more than a year. Let's have a few drinks. Mr. Qiu, don't you want to drink?" I know, my girl, I'm sick because I miss you..." Still waiting to say something, Mei Niang suddenly glanced at the girl, with an indescribable reproach in her eyes. The maid immediately shut up, she understood what the girl was thinking. Qiu Changfeng's expression was a little strange, and it was as usual in an instant. He raised his glass and said, "For this year and twenty-seven days, let's drink it all." He raised his glass and drank it down. Mei Niang smiled sweetly, covered her mouth with her sleeves, and lightly drained her glass, her posture was as graceful as a song.But in the beauty, it seems to be full of sadness.She felt that the sweet wine had an indescribable bitterness. Qiu Changfeng held the jug with his own hands, filled a glass for Meiniang and said, "This second glass of wine... I hope Meiniang..." Mei Niang didn't pick up her wine glass, she just looked at Qiu Changfeng and said, "Do you have something on your mind?" Qiu Changfeng's hands were a little stiff, and he forced a smile: "I still can't hide it from you." He can look at corpses and people, but he knows that the woman in front of him is by no means inferior to him. Mei Niang's originally lonely eyes suddenly showed a lot of concern, "I know you have something on your mind, and you have always had something on your mind, but you never tell others. Even to me, you won't talk too much But..." Smiling: "I'm your friend, you still miss me, since you've come to see me, if you have anything to do, you might as well talk about it. Anyway... I've heard it and forgotten it." She said so, but she thought in her heart, in fact, I will never forget what you said.She didn't want to think about it, picked up the wine glass, and was about to drink it, when Qiu Changfeng said: "I met her again." Meiniang's hands trembled, a few drops of wine splashed onto her sleeves, she didn't realize it.After a long time, she asked, "Is she okay?" Of course she knew who Qiu Changfeng was talking about. This was Qiu Changfeng's secret, and she knew it three years ago. Under the lights, Qiu Changfeng's eyes flickered like lights, "She's fine, but she still doesn't remember me." Meiniang felt sour in her heart, she smiled and said, "Didn't you tell her about the past?" Qiu Changfeng shook his head: "No." Mei Niang was taken aback, "Why?" She knew that the man in front of her seemed calm, but his emotions were like fire.This fire, over the years, has become more and more hot, but it is only hot for one person. Qiu Changfeng smiled astringently, "Not yet." Mei Niang asked, "When is the time?" Qiu Changfeng held the wine glass, but forgot to drink it, and said after a long time: "I don't know. She has always hated Jin Yiwei, and I know why she hates it." "Then what? Don't you want to be a Jin Yiwei?" Meiniang asked softly. Qiu Changfeng was silent for a long time, then shook his head and said, "I can't. At least not now." He hesitated, but there was determination in his bones. He didn't say why he couldn't be a Jinyiwei, and Mei Niang didn't ask any more. She quietly looked at the pale man in front of her, hoping that time would stop at this moment. She has sadness, emotion, tenderness, and loneliness. She waited for a year and twenty-seven days to meet him, but she was listening to him talking about other women.Who can know this state of mind? She just mixed the wine with her mood and drank it, and suddenly said with a smile: "After today's Qinhuai River Huaguo Discussion, you are here, so you can take a good look." While speaking, there was a sudden sound of gongs not far from the Qinhuai River, followed by the sound of drums and thunder in an instant. With the sound of thunder, there are fireworks flying into the sky, brilliant and dazzling, like auspicious unicorns, like clusters of flowers.In just a moment, on the Qinhuai River, the sky and the earth are like a fairyland. It turns out that the meeting of the Queen of Huaguo has already begun. But Qiu Changfeng didn't even go to see such a gorgeous scenery. In his heart, he missed the gorgeous scenery many years ago. He is willing to be plain, but he knows that he will never be plain. After "Song of the Sun and Moon" came out, he knew that the ordinary days were over. Mei Niang didn't look outside the ship either, in fact, she didn't want to see anything about Huaguo Lun, it had nothing to do with her that morning, she just wanted Qiu Changfeng to stay for a while.What if you win the flower?After the flower blooms—it's just the flower falling. Qiu Changfeng's eyes flickered slightly, and without waiting for an answer, someone outside the cabin shouted loudly: "Miss Mei Niang, Mr. Rong from my family is offering two hundred taels of gold, please go over and tell the story." Mei Niang remained silent, but the maid rushed out angrily and shouted: "My girl won't see any guests today." She really couldn't imagine that someone would get on the boat without permission. The tone of the person outside the cabin suddenly turned cold, "Miss Mei Niang, don't toast or eat fine wine, you don't want to be honored by Mr. Rong..." Before that person finished speaking, a person stood in front of him and said coldly: "What can I do if I don't?" It was Qiu Changfeng who came.He was still drinking in the cabin a moment ago, but suddenly he was on the deck, his figure was like lightning.The maid cheered up, but Meiniang was still sitting in the cabin, with a rather sad expression on her face. Outside the cabin shouted that everyone was tall and burly, accompanied by two strong servants, they were going to be tough, but suddenly there was a person standing in front of them, so they couldn't help but take a step back. Seeing Qiu Changfeng's pale face in front of him, the man sneered and said, "Okay, so I raised a little boy on the boat... No wonder Mr. Rong didn't give me face..." As soon as he stretched out, he was about to grab Qiu Changfeng. Feng's neck, I don't want to tighten my collar, and I have been thrown heavily on the boat by Qiu Changfeng. The two strong slaves were shocked, they rushed forward and were about to punch, but before they could make a move, they were kicked hard in the chest, flew upside down from the boat, and fell into the river, screaming strangely. The tall and burly man was thrown to pieces, and he was so angry that he stretched out his hand and drew his knife. With a clanging sound, the single knife was drawn out of its sheath. Before the man could draw out the knife, his wrist felt numb. For some reason, the knife fell into Qiu Changfeng's hand again and rested on the man's neck. The light of the knife was cold, reflecting Qiu Changfeng's pale face and deep eyes. The tall man's face was livid, he felt the sharpness of the blade almost cut his blood, and said in a trembling voice: "Master, please forgive me." He suddenly found that the seemingly thin man in front of him was more difficult to mess with than King Kong. Sparse applause resounded on the Qinhuai River, and one person clapped his hands and laughed, "Brother Qiu is very skilled. This man has the guts of a leopard and dares to offend Brother Qiu. If he doesn't kill Brother Qiu, won't Brother Qiu lose face?" Qiu Changfeng didn't need to look, but he could also hear Meng Xian's voice, and said with a smile, "Even if I have more face, how can I compare with Brother Meng's face? Brother Meng has gone and returned, isn't he afraid that his lover will complain?" During the speech , With a wave of his hand, the single knife suddenly entered the scabbard of the man under the knife. The tall and burly man was shocked, even if he put the knife back into its sheath normally, he didn't seem to be as clean as Qiu Changfeng. He was amazed at the opponent's skill, his legs were so frightened that his legs went weak, even though the knife was away from his neck, he didn't dare to move it. Meng Xian could hear Qiu Changfeng laughing at him for being thick-skinned, but still calmly said: "Women are like clothes, brothers are like brothers and sisters. Brother Qiu sees that Brother Qiu has something to do, so why do you care about those clothes? If Brother Qiu doesn't want to do anything, I will help you." " While speaking, he jumped onto the painting boat and secretly looked into the cabin. Qiu Changfeng said lightly: "Don't dare to trouble Brother Meng." Turning to the tall man, he said: "Take me to see your son." The man was terrified and did not dare to disobey, Nuonuo stood up and returned to the boat when he came back.His two subordinates had already climbed up wet, and they were in a daze. Qiu Changfeng jumped on the boat, Meng Xian hurriedly followed, and heard Qiu Changfeng say to the girl: "Tell Meiniang, I'm leaving." The girl was anxious and was still waiting to be stopped, but the boat had already gone far.The maid was anxious, and ran back to the cabin and said, "Girl, Mr. Qiu is gone..." Seeing that Mei Niang was just holding the wine glass indifferently, she snatched it down and said, "Grandma, you have been at Qinhuai River for so long just to wait for him. He's leaving, why don't you keep him?" Mei Niang smiled sadly, and slowly picked up Qiu Changfeng's used wine glass and said, "I'm very happy if he treats me as a friend, what else can I expect?" The maid said dissatisfied: "Mr. Huang gave you a thousand taels of gold, and the priceless pearls are waiting for the girl. The girl rejected Mr. Huang, just to be friends with Mr. Qiu. But girl, do you know that a man's heart to wait is limited. You keep Mr. Huang waiting, I'm afraid Mr. Huang will get impatient. Now that you're married, can't you be friends with Mr. Qiu?" Mei Niang said shyly: "If I marry someone, I will live in peace and contentment. If I want to see him again, I'm afraid it will be very difficult." Under the light, her expression was indescribably sad and sad. The maid anxiously said: "Then you just wait like this? He comes when he wants to come, and he leaves when he wants to. If he wants to talk to you, you can talk to him, and you won't even let me tell you what's on your mind. Knowing what you are afraid of, you are afraid that if you say it, you will not even have to be friends. But is everything you do worth it?" Mei Niang smiled, with unspeakable loneliness in her smile, "Zhu Er, you don't understand." Gently filled the glass of wine, swallowed it with bitterness and lovesickness, and she didn't say any more. Because those who understand will eventually understand, and those who don't understand will never understand. Once the spring is gone, the beauty is old, and the flower falls and the person dies.This kind of mood is a state of mind that is difficult for young boys and girls in those youths to understand. But when one day I finally realized it, it was already too late.
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